The South Coast Insider - May 2013

Repairing storm damage: advice from the pros May 2013 Vol. 17 / No. 5

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Contents In Every Issue

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From the publisher

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Dateline South Coast

By Elizabeth Morse Read

COVER STORY

BUSINESS BUZZ

15

Looking good for business

By Anthi Frangiadis

FLASH

18

Seen at the Lifelong Learning Conference

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The evolution of the farm

By Kenneth Sutcliffe

REGIONAL NEWS

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Repairing winter’s damage

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On your bike

By Jay Pateakos

By Kenneth Sutcliffe

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The hidden costs of transportation

By Steve Smith

THINGS TO DO

ON MY MIND

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Home gardening: a moveable feast

New Bedford connects to its harbor

By Joyce Rowley

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Plugged in to Big Brother

By Paul E. Kandarian

By Elizabeth Morse Read

ON THE COVER What a pleasure to look into your garden shed and see gardening tools rather than snow shovels. Our May issue explores the joys of long-awaited spring, along with hints and suggestions to make your gardening easier and more productive.

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FROM THE PUBLISHER May 2013 / Vol. 17 / No. 5

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Welcome to spring and the latest issue of “The South Coast Insider.” As always, this issue is filled with infor-

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Ljiljana Vasiljevic

mation on the latest and most interesting news and activities throughout this wonderful region we call home.

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With our recent winter hitting us so late in the year, homeowners all across the South Coast have been deal-

Contributors Anthi Frangiadis, Paul E. Kandarian, Paul Letendre, Tom Lopes, Jay Pateakos, Elizabeth Morse Read, Joyce Rowley, Steve Smith, Kenneth Sutcliffe

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ing with the aftermath. We have several stories that will help you with expert advice and suggestions on how to restore your lawns, trees and gardens.

Have a look on page 6 for Elizabeth Morse Read’s take on the subject, and Jay Pateakos talks with some professionals for their suggestions on page 12.

“Permaculture” is about to become a buzzword among the “green thumb” group, and Kenneth Sutcliffe has the full story on page 10.

What better thing to do than take a bicycle ride on a warm spring day. Bike paths are the answer to dealing with traffic, and the number of bikeways available on the South Coast is steadily increasing. Find out how to download maps and learn where the best bike paths are on page 16, courtesy of Kenneth Sutcliffe.

There’s more in this issue, lots more. As always, we have the region’s most comprehensive guide to what’s happening where, whether it’s art, music, museums, day trips for the kids or festivals to celebrate our unique local history and heritage.

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THINGS TO DO

A moveable feast

by Elizabeth Morse Read

Few people have room for garden beds, a greenhouse or a row of cold frames, but that shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying fresh home-grown salad greens and herbs.

No matter where you live, there’s a sunny southfacing window, porch, driveway or balcony that can be transformed into your salad/herb garden.

Even if you’ve never had a vegetable garden or don’t own many gardening supplies, it’s easier than you might imagine.

Container gardening Your veggies and herbs can flourish in an endless variety of containers, as long as they receive proper sunlight, water, drainage and nutrients. Check out 6

yard sales for wooden half barrels, metal trash cans, clay or plastic pots, old window boxes—anything that you could lift and move comfortably when it’s filled with moist potting soil. You can save yourself time and aggravation by buying healthy seedlings at a reputable nursery instead of sprouting everything from seed yourself.

Loose-leaf lettuces and mesclun [see sidebar] have shallow root systems, so you don’t need deep containers for them, but spinach and bushy peren-

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nial herbs like rosemary need deeper containers, so plan accordingly. Splurge on good organic potting soil; don’t use the dirt from your backyard or a landfill. Start saving up all of your used coffee grounds; they’re high in nitrogen, a natural fertilizer that stimulates leafy plant growth.

Growing and harvesting Tips Keep the soil moist, but not soggy, and always water your plants in the coolest part of the day to prevent spotting on the

leaves. You’ll have crispier salad greens if you harvest in early morning. Don’t use chemical commercial plant foods. Keep your salad garden happy (and organic) by sprinkling used coffee grounds atop the soil.

Loose-leaf lettuces and mesclun are considered cool-weather greens (spring/early summer and late summer/fall), and need to be protected from the intense mid-summer sun. so pick the containers up and move them to a partially shady spot in July and August. If you’re gardening on a balcony or behind a sunny window, just move the containers under the awning or curtain.

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Individual lettuce and mesclun leaves are ready to pick when they reach four inches (usually 30 to 40 days after planting) or else you can cut off the entire plant. Unwashed leaves can be kept in the refrigerator for two weeks in a sealed plastic bag. If you leave an inch or two of the plant above the soil when you cut, it will probably regrow at least once. Pinch the center stalk of each plant regularly to prevent it from “bolting” and going to seed. If your lettuce suddenly grows vertically (bolting), the leaves will be slightly bitter, so harvest the plant immediately.

When you harvest one batch of lettuce or mesclun, have another container ready to go and grow, and recycle the soil for another batch, removing roots and adding coffee grounds to the soil.

Add some salad greens Your salad does not live by lettuce alone. The soft, loose-leaf lettuces (Bibb, red leaf, etc.) and colorful

mesclun tend to have mild, almost buttery flavors, and you need to “kick it up a notch” with color, stronger flavors and crunchier textures [see sidebar]. You can start them from seed or buy seedlings from a nursery, but if you’ve never tasted them before, try them out first at a farmers’ market. Salad greens have stronger flavors, ranging from tart to tangy, and not everyone likes all of them. The young leaves are always best, as in “baby” spinach or “baby” bok choy.

Spice it up with herbs The beauty of growing herbs is that they require little maintenance, they smell great while they’re growing and they attract beneficial insects like honey bees and butterflies.

Along with all other edible greens, herbs are extremely healthful; they contain antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, fiber, folate and phytonutrients. Some have been used to treat certain physical ailments around the world for centuries.

What is ‘mesclun’?

Mesclun means “mix,” and is a blend of fast-growing seeds that will provide a variety of lettuces and salad greens of different textures, colors and flavors.

Buy an organic mix and sow directly into your containers or garden bed every three weeks for successive batches from late spring to early fall. You can always add other lettuces, herbs or edible flowers to your salad bowl to vary the flavor, texture or color.

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Radicchio: slightly bitter taste, colorful, crunchy Spinach: mild to bitter flavor, dark color contrast, matures in 6-8 weeks But the herbs you grow have multiple uses beyond the salad bowl. They can be dried or frozen to be used later. They can be mixed to create sachets, potpourri or special blends for cooking.

They can be used fresh to make infused vinegars and garnishes like pesto. They can also be used as insecticides, breath fresheners, relaxants and digestive aids.

Herbs are also a perfect way to beautify your walkways and window boxes: curly parsley likes a partially-shady spot; lavender is actually edible and smells heavenly; creepers

like oregano thrive in rock gardens; mints are rapidgrowing groundcovers. [see sidebar] Many herbs are best grown as annuals, but perennial herbs like chives, rosemary and mints can winter over in your unheated garage or be left outdoors covered with mulch.

So, no more excuses— start your own salad garden this month. The combinations are endless and the end results are satisfying in more ways than one.

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COVER STORY

Re-thinking the farm

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ne of the most commonly held visions of a farm comes from our nation’s all-butdeceased agrarian past. There’s a gently rolling, pastoral landscape with a weathered red barn, a green tractor, a mixed-use landscape with chickens and pigs and goats and cows and rows of tomatoes, beans and corn. The farmer stands out in his field at the end of day, wiping sweat from his brow, satisfied with good, honest work.

Vision meets reality This vision is quaint, but it bears no relation to the current reality of farming today, which is now big business. Farmers produce food for a massive population at rock-bottom prices because agriculture has been streamlined. Monoculture landscapes produce a single variety of a single crop, tilled by GPS-guided tractors.

From the genetic makeup to final product, it’s all micromanaged. Food lacks diversity, taste and nutrition, but it’s cheap.

It’s even worse for the farmer, who is now little more than an underpaid

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by Kenneth Sutcliffe employee, out of touch with the natural cycles and rhythms of what used to mean so much to our agrarian past. If all this sounds depressing and dreary, it is.

Conceptual gamechanger However, there’s a word of hope: permaculture. This has become a bit of a buzzword, but like most good things, the concept of permaculture has been around for a long time. Back in the 1970s, Australian Bill Mollison and David Holmgren coined the term, a portmanteau of “permanent” and either “agriculture” or “culture”. The concept is fairly simple: to mimic natural biological systems on a smallscale agricultural level, to increase biodiversity, and to create “permanent” societies where plants, animals, and people exist in harmonious equilibrium. Sound too good to be true?

It’s not. Around the world, smallscale farmers, community planners, and homeowners are already realizing the benefits of permaculture principles. There are three primary ideas: take care of the earth and soil; make sure the people living in a place are content and happy, and grow food to be consumed and shared.

Permaculturists argue that the interaction between species has a direct effect on the potential productivity of any given piece of land and that monocultures are failing us.

Incorporating permaculture principles on a small, home-based scale can be simple and easy. Here are some ideas:

Consider layering Plant using multiple “layers”, such as tall trees, shorter trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials, cover crops, and plantings that extend underground with root crops such as potatoes.

Plant climbing vines that interconnect the layers. Layering plants has been shown to have a beneficial effect on productivity.

Plant in guilds Some plants work better together than others. Similar in concept to companion planting, planting in guilds also considers what plants, animals, and insects work well together.

For example, a common feature of home permaculture designs includes a recommendation of beneficial insects to introduce into the ecosystem.

Exploit the “edge effect” Permaculturists have long noted that areas of ecosystems where diverse environments interact tend to be more productive and healthy than areas that are insular. An example of “edge” is the meeting of a pond and a peninsula. The aquatic ecosystem meets the terrestrial ecosystem and some sort of magic happens.

Consider planting water-loving food crops on miniature peninsulas that extend into small, homemade ponds, reducing the need for watering and allowing the plants to benefit from fertilizer provided by a small school of fish within the pond.

There is now a good selection of books on small-scale permaculture on the market, and it’s likely that more will be on the way as permaculture takes root in the popular psyche.

Three stick out as being particularly good for home use. I recommend: “Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Homescale Permaculture” by Toby Hemenway. His book has charts with detailed data, beautiful photographs, and a heavy emphasis on the planning approach. He goes into a great level of detail about the principles of permaculture and presents his ideas clearly and cogently. n

n “Permaculture: A Practice Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening” by Sepp Holzer is the classic permaculture manifesto, and a good one. The man is a giant in the field. He has a several-hundred-acre permaculture farm nestled in the Austrian Alps where he has created a microclimate that grows tender fruits that normally don’t grow at such high elevations. A quick search of Youtube will yield footage of Holzer explaining (albeit through a translator) his work, which has taken him nearly his entire adult life to perfect.

“The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country” by Peter Bane is my favorite.

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COVER STORY

Landscaping and the winter from hell

by Jay Pateakos

Are we there yet? Is winter over? I guess time will tell but if there’s one year where we should expect a massive springtime snowstorm, this would likely be the year.

What a difference a year makes, from one small dusting in 2011-2012 to a dozen storms plummeting the coast this year. We’ve seen a blizzard that knocked out power for days and storms that were supposed to accumulate little or no snow that turned into something completely different.

If you haven’t taken a look at the damage the storms have made on your trees, arborvitaes or lawn, you’re only delaying the inevitable. Chances are things are not alright out there.

Landscapers, over the past month or so, have been dealing with multiple issues that have been created from the wet, heavy snow and wind that hit our area multiple times this winter.

Putting those repairs off will do nothing to help. Branches are everywhere you look, trees are down and the “privacy fence” arborvitaes may been destroyed completely.

“There’s a lot of damage out there.

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Tree branches are everywhere and arborvitaes are a mess,” said Cyril Matthews, owner of C. Matthews Landscaping of Fall River that has been in business for 60 winters. “I just spent three hours working to try to repair their arborvitaes, trying to tie up the broken branches up. It’s crazy out there.”

Snow, wind and salt Matthews said it’s not necessarily the snow that caused all these problems; it was more the combination of a heavier-than-average snow andmassive winds. Matthews said lawns also took a beating, not only from the plow trucks that don’t know where the lawn ends and the street begins but also from the road salt that always get into the grass.

“The corner lot houses usually get it pretty bad and have some damage due to the salt and sand that the

cities and towns use. You try to repair it the best you can,” said Matthews.

“The best thing to do is take out the old loam and put in fresh loam and reseed. You can try and add topsoil to the area affected by the salt and sand but that doesn’t always work out so well. You really need to go down at least two inches and replace the soil.”

Good snow, bad snow But this winter did help some lawns, Matthews noted. He said this past winter, with all the moisture, helps the lawns to grow, even in the winter. The more snow, the better for lawns, as long as they can stay away from the salt and sand that comes with it.

“The snow helps. It saturates the ground, which is good for lawns,” said Matthews. “Last year, there was no moisture through spring and summer and that’s no good for the lawns at all.”

Like Matthews, Louie Gaspar of Gaspar’s Landscaping of Fall River, open for 16 years, said his customer’s arborvitaes have taken a beating, as have trees that used to provide shade that now have far fewer limbs.

“Arborvitaes are a very valuable plant

that helps to form borders or walls for people’s homes and when you get this beautiful border that’s been growing for the past 10 years that gets broken or impacted during a storm, how do you repair that?” said Gaspar. “We try to tie them up and repair them but some have to be replaced and that can get expensive.”

Besides the arborvitaes, Gaspar said the trees he’s seen that have been most affected by the massive snowstorms has been the pines. “Pines tend to keep their leaves, so when the heavy, wet snow comes, it accumulates on the branches, adding weight to the leaves and the branches snap off,” said Gaspar. “We’ve got a lot of calls about tree limbs, trees that have fallen and things like that that are covering people’s lawns.”

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Financial burden Gaspar’s seen a lot over the years, including plows picking up manhole covers in their sweep of the streets, leaving gaping holes in the road and presents on people’s lawns. He added that one other impact the number of storms have had on the residents and businesses has been financial. Many people have spent so much money on snow removal and repairs related to the snow that they are sacrificing their typical landscaping needs and maintenance just to make ends meet.

“These people have paid for multiple snowplows or snow shoveling or snow damage repairs so some of the lawn service that we used to do weekly is now every other week or in some cases, people are starting later,” said Gaspar. “There’s a good amount of damage out there and people are struggling to keep up with all of it.

It’s not easy for people, especially for those on a fixed income.”

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Repairing cracks in driveways is a problem people don’t want to deal with, either. Pierce said they try to sweep the sand away and clean the driveways up before any damage can occur but it’s important to do this sooner, rather than later. With the lawns, Pierce said he will take a small piece of the lawn to test to see if the salt and sand will have an impact at all.

“We’ve been filling in some ruts in lawns and other parts that have been affected by the plows,” said Pierce.

Another issue Quality Maintenance has been dealing with is flower garden or mailbox relocation due to snowplowers that didn’t see where they needed to plow.

“We’ve been repairing a lot of mailboxes which means that we are not only putting the mailbox posts back but putting in fresh loam and reseeding,” said Pierce. “Many of our customers have curbs, so they’ve been protected from the plows but others haven’t been so lucky. We’re hoping most of these lawns we’ve repaired come back. We’re watering and fertilizing them in hopes that things will be fine soon. We’ll just have to see what happens.”

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Guide to curb appeal for local businesses We all recognize good curb appeal when looking to buy real estate.

Curb appeal is equally as important when selling your product or service. Here are some basics for your business that do not necessarily involve building permits or construction crews to entice customers through the door to buy your product or service: Leave a light on overnight—it doesn’t have to be all of your lights but nor should it be an emergency exit light. Leaving a light on overnight is a passive way to sell your goods without being present. Highlighting your business, storefront displays, and/or signage in this manner also helps to create the feel of a more inviting business district while “nobody is home.”

Open the door during the day— granted this one is not so easy with New England winters, but do open the door. “Open” signs and banners simply do not have the same magic as an open door. A new customer is much more valuable than the extra expense of the utility bill. Once the customer knows you are there, they will come back, even if your door is closed during a storm.

Keep it tidy and pay attention to detail, day and night—from your cash register area to your storefront win-

dows—it is critical to keep it tidy. Wash the windows, sweep the sidewalk, and water the planters. Your storefront and the first 10 seconds in your store are the best chance you have to make a good first impression.

Make an opening statement— change the storefront display frequently, at the very least seasonally.

Provide good lighting and create a focus display when a customer opens the door. If the opportunity presents itself, take advantage of natural daylight within your store for displaying products.

Improve the circulation—once inside your store, a customer needs to be able to navigate efficiently and at the same time have enough visual interest to keep them engaged in your product or service. Getting new display fixtures or relocating walls may not be in your current budget, but in the meantime, make sure the aisles or paths in your store are wide enough for at least two people to pass each other without major obstructions.

New signage, new windows, and new walls require a significant capital investment. If you stick to some basics when it comes to curb appeal, then you can tackle the larger physical improvements, such as signage, seating and fixture layout, and exterior façade.

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Makepeace Farms Opens Second Location in Rochester

Michael Hogan, president and CEO of the A.D. Makepeace Company, wants you to come visit.

Since taking the helm at the world’s largest cranberry grower in 2003, Hogan, former head of MassDevelopment, the state’s economic development agency, has embarked on a concerted effort to throw open the farm’s doors to the public.

“What we do here is important to the fabric of our communities,” said Hogan. “We want our neighbors to understand our agricultural practices and enjoy the natural beauty of the land we own, and we hope to help visitors to the area understand the story of the cranberry industry.”

Makepeace grows cranberries on approximately 2,000 acres of bog in Wareham, Carver, Rochester, and Plymouth, and owns a total of about 13,000 acres, making the company the largest private property owner in eastern Massachusetts.

In 2004, the A.D. Makepeace Company hosted its first Cranberry Harvest Celebration, an annual event that now attracts some 30,000 visitors during Columbus Day weekend.

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George Chapman, manager of the new Makepeace Farms Greenhouse and Nursery on the Wareham/ Rochester line, has been providing gardening advice to residents of the South Coast area for more than two decades.

Two years later, Hogan opened the company’s first farm market since the original opened by company founder Abel D. Makepeace 154 years prior.

Makepeace Farms is a seasonal market located at the Makepeace corporate campus, historically known as Tihonet Village. The store sells fresh cranberries from Makepeace bogs in the fall season, cranberry products made by other growers, and produce from local farms. It also offers a selection of sandwiches, salads, and soups, specialty coffees and teas from local vendors, and cranberry-related gift items.

This spring, Makepeace Farms opened a second location at property the company purchased at the intersection of routes 28 and 58. The former R.F. Morse property, sitting on I-495 at Exit 2, was reborn as a full-service greenhouse and nursery, looking to build on the legacy of the former owners, the Canning family.

George Chapman, who worked for

R.F. Morse for 23 years, is back as the manager of Makepeace Farms Greenhouse and Nursery on the Rochester line.

“We’re in tune with the seasons and local conditions in a way that the bigbox stores can’t be,” said Chapman, who is widely sought for his kindly and expert advice on plant problems. The A.D. Makepeace Company received numerous compliments for bringing Chapman back to the operation.

“He can certainly work wonders in a greenhouse,” said Cynthia Haskell of South Dartmouth, echoing the comments of many who contacted the A.D. Makepeace Company to express support.

Among those wonders will be growing vegetables that will be available, in season, for sale at the Makepeace Farms location in Tihonet Village.

This original store reopens in early May under the leadership of Karen Makepeace, a fourth-generation

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descendant, by marriage, of company founder Abel D. Makepeace.

“Makepeace Farms is a celebration of history, and agriculture, and food,” said Makepeace. As the mother of a growing family, she said she is personally invested in the local food movement. As owner, with her husband, of a small cranberry farm, she is equally invested in the cranberry industry.

Ms. Makepeace will introduce a new farmers’ market outside the store on Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. beginning in mid-June, a monthly “This Is Local” educational series, and “Family Fun Fridays on the Farm.”

“People are happy when they come here,” Ms. Makepeace said. “It’s about ice cream for the kids, shopping for a special gift, buying farm-fresh produce, enjoying a picnic by the pond, or selecting some of our freshly baked treats.”

Makepeace Farms in Tihonet Village is open Tuesday through Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Makepeace Farms Greenhouse and Nursery, in West Wareham on the Rochester town line, is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For summer hours, specials, and more, visit www.makepeacefarms.com.

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On your bike!

by Kenneth Sutcliffe

As far back as the late 1800s bikes had caught on big-time as a source of entertainment, leisure, and transportation.

As entertainment, people watched cyclists attain what were, quite literally, breakneck speeds while whirling around on banked velodrome tracks.

For leisure, people enjoyed the bythen old-fashioned “hobby horse” bicycle (a bicycle without pedals) the standard “high wheel” bicycle, which was a death trap, and the new-fangled “safety bicycle,” which allowed riders the modern comforts of bikes as we know them today. Even back then people were thinking about how dedicated bicycle paths, or tracks as they were then called, would help riders have an enjoyable experience while keeping them out of harm’s way—meaning off the road where

horse-drawn carriages and the occasional, but very trendy, “horseless” carriages—would presumably zoom around. That was over 100 years ago.

Today, bicycles are more popular than ever, and with high gas prices and traffic-laden commuting the norm rather than the exception, the subject of whether “bike paths” are good or bad has, perhaps quite surprisingly, become a bit of a polarizing issue in the bike world. Proponents say that bike paths provide a safe, easy, and reliable way to get exercise, commute to work, and enjoy leisure time.

Opponents purport that bike paths unjustly confine cyclists to

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second-class roads which are poorly maintained, lacking in traffic controls, and dangerous. It should come as no surprise that May, which is Bike Month, will bring a renewed focus on both bicycles and bike paths as a topic of some interest and debate. Locally, there has been a resurgence of interest in maintaining and expanding bike paths in Newport, New Bedford, Providence and Fairhaven, as well as in surrounding communities. If you’re interested in leisure or transportation, each of these communities has something to offer.

Maps and guides The best place to go for information about cycling in Newport is the Bike Newport website, located at www. bikenewportri.org. The group’s main focus is bike advocacy, education, and encouraging the public to view cycling as a viable option when it comes to commuting. Their website features printable maps (they print

Providence has also experienced a resurgence of interest in the idea of using bike paths to reconnect communities for the purpose of pleasure and transportation. The East Bay Bicycle Path, according to the Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island, runs 14.5 miles from India Point Park in Providence and continues through East Providence, Barrington, Warren and Bristol. Rumor has it that the final push to connect with the Massachusetts border may finally be in the works. Theoretically, there could eventually be a continuous route that could take cyclists from Providence to Boston and beyond.

The Greenways Alliance website, www.rigreenways.org, gives fairly detailed maps of the East Bay Bicycle path as well as five other paths dedicated to bicycles in the Providence area.

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Phoenix Bike Path In Fairhaven, one can pick up the Phoenix Bike Path, which in turn connects eventually with the Mattapoisett Rail Trail, so named because of its former life as a train line.

The path runs for most of its length following the contours of Route 6.

Like most bike paths, it is crossed at several points by intersecting roads, and it is necessary to stop and look both ways carefully before proceeding. If the path is followed into the Mattapoisett, it offers some spectacular, nearly water’s edge riding, with spots for picnics, lounging, or general lazing around. The last time I was there, I had the place nearly to myself, with only the birds and my squealing children for company. More information can be found at www.

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New Bedford’s bike path is much smaller than most of the others, but there has been renewed interest in expanding the path to develop it as a viable transportation route. In its current incarnation, the path cruises New Bedford’s scenic and historic waterfront, and the general consensus is that it would make sense to extend the path into the downtown area, where it would provide a muchneeded link for the community, making it more useful for transportation and recreation. A recent meeting of the South Eastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) focused on what they described as “Transportation Solutions for the City of New Bedford,” and we can imagine that a transportation system that meets the needs of the coming years will be much more successful if serious consideration of bicycles as a mode of transportation is discussed.

Back to the future It’s hard to believe sometimes that it’s taken so long for the humble bicycle to resurface as a viable solution to our transportation needs. Over a century ago the bicycle was seen not just as a source of entertainment and leisure, but also as an important mode of transportation. That is even more true now. The expansion of the dedicated bike trail system, the conversion of rails to trails, and the linking of various existing paths makes sense. The trails may not be a cure-all for the transportation woes of our country’s aging infrastructure, but then again, they don’t have to be.

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High-speed Block Island Ferry coming to Newport Visitors to Newport will now be able to get to Block Island faster, more often, and in greater comfort–and the same goes in reverse: Block Island visitors will be able to plan quick day-trips to Newport.

In late June, Interstate Navigation, wellknown for its daily high-speed and traditional ferries from Point Judith to Block Island, will launch the first-ever Newport to Block Island high-speed ferry service.

The new double-hulled aluminum catamaran, which will completely replace the current traditional ferry in Newport, will provide vacationers with a smoother ride, quicker trip and more convenient travel times between Newport and Block Island.

For the first time, riders from Block Island will have the opportunity to depart in the morning, enjoy a full day in Newport, and return to Block Island in the evening. Riders from Newport will have the same opportunity to enjoy a full day on Block Island.

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Downtown Newport The new high-speed ferry will arrive and depart dockside next to Perrotti Park in downtown Newport—just a short walk from the Newport Visitors Center and adjacent municipal parking garage. The highspeed, which will depart three times daily from Newport and Block Island, will make the trip in just one hour, cutting the travel time in half. Now Newport visitors can easily make a quick day-trip to Block Island part of their itinerary or Block Island visitors can hop a boat to Newport for the day.

Comfortable interior Passengers will enjoy the quick trip in the boat’s comfortable, climate-controlled

interior with its cushioned seats and booths.

A full galley will also be available to serve continental breakfast, lunchtime hot dogs, and anytime chips and snacks or morning Bloody Marys and afternoon Margaritas for vacation-minded travelers. More adventurous passengers may want to enjoy the sun on their faces and the wind in their hair on the open top deck of the boat.

Block Island sights and Newport attractions The fact that the ferry links two great tourist centers will mean more fun for all.

For Block Island visitors, once the ferry docks in Old Harbor, they will walk right off the boat to Block Island’s varied shops and great restaurants. From there, they can take

The fact that the ferry links two great tourist centers will mean more fun for all. bikes, mopeds, and cars—or even Jeeps— to see the island’s historic sights, nature trails, and sandy beaches. And those who want to spend more time on the island can stay overnight or longer at Old Harbor’s many Victorian-era hotels and inns.

Block Island visitors to Newport will be within walking distance from the famous Bowen’s and Bannister’s Wharves, the Newport Yachting Center, and Tennis Hall of Fame or just a short taxi ride to the Newport Mansions. Overnighters will also find top quality hotels, inns and bed-andbreakfasts just a short walk from the ferry dock.

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by Joyce Rowley

Timing is everything. As New Bedford opens its doors to a new tourist season, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, a.k.a. Route 18, will be christened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this May. It has been open to traffic, of course. But the ceremony will mark the end of 15 years of planning to revamp the highway to a visually attractive gateway that connects the city back to its waterfront.

“It’s absolutely beautiful,” says New Bedford City Council President Bruce Duarte, Jr. “As visitors come in from cruise ships at the State Pier, they’re going to see an entirely different city 26

than in the past.”

Duarte credits Ronald Labelle, Commissioner of Public Infrastructure, with shepherding the project through its long history and getting it built under budget and a year earlier than expected.

Highway’s history Originally built as the “Downtown Connector” and “Waterfront Arterial” in the 1980s, and now known

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as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, Route 18 connected Interstate 195 with the New Bedford waterfront and downtown.

It was designed to get trucks and cars downtown and to the waterfront fish houses and piers as fast and efficiently as possible. But it came at the cost of closing off pedestrian access to the waterfront and views to the 19th century buildings that make up the historic fabric of the city—things that didn’t carry as high a value at the time.

Times change, and as the downtown shifted focus to the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, downtown Bristol Community College campus and a thriving cultural center, those views and that wa-

terfront access became an integral part of the reinvention of the city.

Where did the time go In 1998, the city approached former Congressman Barney Frank to get funding for a redesign of the highway. At the time, Frank secured $15 million for the project.

Massachusetts Highway Department (MassHighway) hired engineering consultant Harris, who stayed with the project 14 years to final design through many company name changes to DMDJHarris, and now to Bostonbased AECOM, a global engineering design firm.

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Continued from page 26 in 2001. But funding was non-existent. The $15 million appropriated in 1998 had been re-appropriated and the project was placed on hold.

By 2006, the project still hadn’t come out of its stall.

Former Mayor Lang revived the project, redefined the scope down to $12.5 million, and resubmitted it to MassHighway. Two years later, the final design was approved.

By then it was 2008, the start of economic “belt tightening” and the project had to sit in line for funding again. Three years later, the project was funded, and construction got underway in 2011.

Throughout its long design process, though, Labelle said the goals have always been to improve pedestrian and vehicle access between downtown and the waterfront, to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety by reducing highway speeds and to improve the visual quality of the highway through the National Park.

“And it is very successful,” said Labelle. “The redesign turned a state highway into a boulevard.”

The roadway width is 35 feet narrower, making it easier for pedestrians to get across, Labelle said. It was shifted 22 feet to the east, which helped with trafficcalming and increased the size of pedestrian waiting areas on the downtown side of the highway.

Walnut Street and Elm Street are now four-way intersections. The pedestrian

walkway, which blocked views and added to visual clutter, is down and the new bridge to the city from Route 6 is up. With better traffic movement, the multiple directional signs are down, too.

As of April, the project was near completion with only portions of sidewalks, brick walls, and landscaping remaining to be installed, Labelle said. After all that planning, the project was completed a year early—and at $10.5 million, it was also $2.5 million under budget.

Well worth the wait As visitors come into the city, they can now see the monument sign in a small park announcing the entrance to the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park at Elm Street. The Whaling National Historical Park, established in 1996, covers the 20-block Bedford Landing-Waterfront Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places for 30 years. Getting Bedford Landing on the National Register was the first project of WHALE, the Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE, in 1966.

Traveling on, there are sweeping views of 18th and 19th century buildings along Front Street. The former Coggeshall Counting House, built in 1832, has been renovated by the 36-year-old environmental organization Buzzards Bay Coalition Center. John Coggeshall, Jr., a prominent merchant who built the four-story stone building, once ran a ship’s chandlery, counting house, and sail-

making business there.

Then there’s the Cork Wine and Tapas restaurant at 98 Front Street, also on the National Register of Historic Places All of the historic properties on Front Street had been hidden by guardrails and fencing that acted as a barrier to pedestrian traffic but was needed to separate it from the state highway.

With the barriers down, the streetscape provides a snapshot in time from New Bedford’s days as a whaling port.

Views up Center Street and Hamilton Street to the New Bedford Whaling Museum give a glimpse of the reason New Bedford was designated as an historical park. The cobblestone streets and well-maintained 19th century architecture throughout is a one-of-akind historic neighborhood that stayed intact for nearly 200 years.

Pedestrian friendly Walking up to North Water Street and looking back down to the waterfront (and you’ll want to get out and walk around to explore this area, even if you’ve been there before) gives unfettered views back to the masts and spires of the trawlers, gillnetters, and lobster boats that call New Bedford Harbor their home.

Connections work both ways. At Union Street, the wide bluestone-concrete intersection and brick paver pedestrian crossing slows traffic and brings people to the State Pier.

“It’s a different view from the State Pier,” says Labelle.

“Downtown is more visible—you don’t feel as if there’s a barrier to crossing the highway.”

The State Pier is also part of the Merrill’s Wharf Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Pier contains one of the three wooden plank piers in that district that have existed since the 1850s. The Merrill’s Wharf building, also known as the Bourne Counting House and Durant Sail Loft, still stands as an icon of New Bedford’s days as the largest whaling port in the country.

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More to come Phase II of the Route 18 redesign will continue the traffic-calming and pedestrian improvements all the way to Cove Road.

That project, estimated at $6.4 million, is undergoing design review from MassHighway. The remaining pedestrian walkway is scheduled to come down in April to make way for new pedestrian walkways at intersections. Public meetings have been held on the design, and the City is scheduling another for later this month.

For a complete listing of the Bedford LandingWaterfront District and Merrill’s Wharf District properties and their descriptions, visit the City’s Historic Commission webpages at www. newbedford-ma.gov/ NRHistoric/NRHP/NRHistoricDistricts.html or the National Register of Historic Places at http://nrhp. focus.nps.gov/natreghome. do?searchtype=natreghome

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Transportation and climate change

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wo ongoing and seemingly unrelated news stories have received a lot of attention this winter. First was the weekly snow/sleet/rain storm we had to contend with. It seemed like winter would never end. The other major story was Governor Patrick’s push to upgrade our transportation network and to raise the revenue to pay for it.

His initiatives have dominated this discussion on Beacon Hill.

These two stories are more closely related than one might think, and the connection is more relevant than MassDOT having to plow record amounts of snow. The connection is climate change.

Climate change skeptics will argue that we are experiencing a natural cycle in weather patterns, and human activity has little or nothing to do with it. These doubters can live with their delusions, but they shouldn’t stop the rest of us from accepting irrefutable evidence of dramatic, rapid changes and taking action. We are altering our atmosphere and changing our climate with our transportation habits.

We must accept culpability and take steps to tackle this problem.

This brings us to Governor Patrick’s transportation initiatives and their relevance to climate change.

The governor’s primary impetus is to facilitate trasnportation to insure continued economic prosperity, but the benefits to our air quality by reducing harmful greenhouses gases are a real and very important bonus.

Transportation projects help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in two ways. One way is to provide alterna-

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tives to single-occupancy vehicles with travel modes that have lower emissions. As Transportation Secretary Davey reminds us, there is no more real estate for new highways.

The second way is by improving traffic flow, thus reducing the number of cars idling in traffic congestion.

The governor’s plan addresses both single-occupancy vehicles and traffic congestion.

Let’s start with South Coast Rail, the biggest single project in Governor Patrick’s plan with probably the greatest air quality benefits due to the number of cars removed from the road when their drivers take the train.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report issued jointly by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office projects a reduction of over 296,000 vehicle miles per day with the implementation of the Stoughton Electric Alternative (229,000 VMT/day with the diesel alternative). These are huge numbers and the benefits from reduced emissions are significant.

The governor’s plan also helps regional transit authorities like SRTA and GATRA. In Secretary Davey’s listening tour around the state, he heard numerous pleas for evening and weekend service. If approved, it will allow transit authorities to operate more efficiently and result in less pollution.

Funding bike paths can have the same beneficial effects, and completion of the South Coast Bikeway and Taunton River Trail will provide commuters a pollution-free option.

Road improvements also can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by relieving congestion. A great example is the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge over the Taunton River between Fall River and Somerset. Completed in 2011, the new bridge replaced the Brightman Street Bridge, a serious point of delay and congestion. The new bridge has reduced non-methane hydrocarbon emissions by 39 tons annually, cut carbon monoxide in half and nitrogen oxide by a third.

Computer modeling of traffic flow and greenhouse gas emissions shows that many more transportation projects proposed or planned will have a positive effect on air quality. Some include: n Dartmouth: Faunce Corner Rd. ramp network at I-195 n New Bedford: Intersection improvements at Routes 6 and 140 and Brownell Ave.

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Ready, set, grow! If you haven’t started your gardens, get outside and start digging. Dust off the lawn furniture and the BBQ grill; it’s time to shake off the last of the cabin fever! This is also the time to fine-tune your summer vacation plans—day-trips, camps for the kids, and the endless stream of festivals across the region. Take advantage of all the natural beauty, cultural events and unique experiences throughout the South Coast.

The “Taste of Southcoast” Festival will take place on May 19 on Pier 3 in New Bedford’s historic waterfront.

Call 508-990-2777 or go to www. www.downtownnb.org. n

Regional Highlights n The air traffic control tower at the New Bedford Regional Airport has been shuttered (and its employees laid off), due to the “sequestration” budget cuts out of Washington DC. Not only will this affect the flying public and businesses on the South Coast, but also Bridgewater State University’s flight program, CapeAir, and both the MA and RI National Guard. BSU’s flight training program was scheduled to expand under the recentlyupdated master plan for the New Bedford Regional Airport. BSU was hoping to offer an aircraft repair program at the airport, but everything’s on hold now. Stay tuned, and contact your representatives in Congress.

While you make your summer plans, think about hosting a Fresh Air Fund child from New York City.

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n Explore the South Coast’s industrial past at “The Mill Children” exhibition at the UMass Dartmouth’s Cherry & Webb Gallery in Fall River May through Labor Day. For more info, call 845-661-3593 or email info@brillgallery109.com.

The Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care in Fall River and Fairhaven have been named one of the Top 100 Oncology Programs by Becker’s Hospital Review. n

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East Bay residents are petitioning the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to approve an interstate bus link with the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) to Fall River, as well as to restore bus service to Tiverton and Little Compton. Meanwhile, SRTA will offer night service on certain routes starting in June. n

n If you’re a senior citizen in the Fall River area, check out the Fisher Bus Company’s day trips: Benjamin’s Restaurant and Blithewold Gardens on May 14; the Lobster Roll Cruise and Christmas Tree Shop on June 12.

And don’t miss the “Musical Journey through the Years” at the Liberal Club on May 10, with a luncheon catered

by Riccardi’s. Contact the Fall River senior center nearest you for more information. n Sign up now for the 1.2 mile open water Buzzards Bay Swim, scheduled for July 13. Learn more at www. savebuzzardsbay.org/swim or www. splashseries.org. n Check out the trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program: Texas Tenors at Foxwoods 5/16; The Drifters at the Danversport Yacht Club 6/12; the Bass River cruise and lunch 6/26. Don’t miss the five-day trip to Ottawa and the Thousand Islands May 20-24. Call 508-991-6171.

Indoor Organic Farm of Attleboro is growing produce on the 10,000 sq. ft. third floor of an old factory building.

Their seedlings will be sold to farmers’ markets, commercial gardens, health food stores and its outdoor sales area starting in May. Call 508-455-0532 or visit www.attleborogrows.com. n

Step back into the past at the Industrial History Museum in Attleboro on Thursdays or Fridays. Call 508-2223918 or go to www.industrialmuseum.com. n

If you’re looking for family fun, head for BattlegroundZ, which offers an arcade, laser tag, paintball and more!

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Fairhaven Stroll through the Gallery and Open Studios of Bristol and Warren on Art Nights May 30 and June 27. Go to www.artnightbristolwarren.org. n

n Follow the “Nature Tracks” at the Audubon Environmental Education Center on the first Saturday of every month. Visit www.asri.org or call 401949-5454 x 3041.

Dartmouth The YMCA hopes to raise enough money to add a $100K fitness center

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Check out the Summer Adventures program for K-8 kids at the Lloyd Center for the Environment. Call 508990-0505 x 15 or visit www.lloydcenter.org. n

UMass Dartmouth will receive a $20.5M grant from the UMass System toward the construction of the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing in Fall River and renovations on campus. n

Stop & Shop customers will soon be able to order their groceries online at www.peapod.com and have them ready and waiting for them when they arrive home from work! n

n Check out the new indoor play area “The Kid’s Klub” at the Dartmouth Mall. Visit www.shopdartmouthmall. com for details.

UMass Dartmouth’s College of Visual and Performing Arts has been ranked 45th out of 200 schools for animation and video game design by Animation Career Review. n

Berry Good Frozen Yogurt will open across from Bishop Stang High School in May. Owners plan on opening a second shop in Fairhaven and a third in South Dartmouth in the coming months. n

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The Diocese of Fall River will close down Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School at the end of this academic year. n

n Plans are in the works to build a public fishing pier off Causeway Road between West Island and Sconticut Neck Road. n Construction of the Rt. 195 overpass bridge in Fairhaven was completed in just six weeks, thanks to the state’s Accelerated Bridge Program, which utilizes pre-fabricated sections, like giant Legos for adults.

Fall River The city of Fall River won a national $25K award for efforts to improve health, along with member organizations of Partners for a Healthier Community Inc. n

The Abbey Grill is up for sale again, this time with a minimum bid of $70K, half the original bid minimum. n

n No good deed goes unpunished: a Good Samaritan who helped two men free their car from a snowbank was then robbed at gunpoint by the men. When police responded to the victim’s 911 call, they found that he had several outstanding warrants and arrested him on the spot. n The Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River has a great line-up: there’s Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy May 5; Red Molly May 31; Ottmar Liebert June 11, and more! For complete details, visit www.narrowscenter.com, www.ncfta. org or call 508-324-1926. n Durfee High School grad (’62) Ernest Moniz has been nominated by President Obama to be the next Secretary of Energy.

Eighty-two year old M. Earle Gaudette has been having a great time researching his family’s genealogy.

He discovered that his 32nd greatgrandfather was the Viking Rollo, first Duke of Normandy, who was featured on the first episode of the History Channel’s show “Vikings.” Gaudette’s ancestor married a woman descended from Charlemagne.

n The Dinosaur Room at the Greater Fall River Children’s Museum was able to open thanks to a $50K gift from BayCoast Bank. Go to www.cmgfr. org.

When you visit Fall River’s Battleship Cove (www.battleshipcove. org or 508-678-1100, don’t miss two other nearby attractions, the Marine Museum 508-674-3533 and the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum 508-674-9340. n

n The Little Theatre will perform “Titanic: The Musical” May 9-12. Call 508-675-1852 or visit www.littletheatre.net.

Head over to The Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River for the Spring Fling Event. Thursday, May 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. n

Lakeville n Mark Jarvis, a bus driver for the Freetown School District, has received local, national and now international recognition for his rescue of a child who had crawled under a school bus.

Little Compton n The award-winning chamber ensemble Musicians of the Old Post Road will perform “Sturm und Drang” on May 5 at the United Congregational Church. For details, call 401781-8393.

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Mattapoisett The town will build a solar power site atop the former 140-acre dump. It will save the town $50K each year in electricity costs. n

New Bedford n The New Bedford Folk Festival July 6 and 7 will change its main stage venue to the Zeiterion. A wine and beer tent will be set up in Wing’s Court. For info, visit www.newbedfordfoldfestival.com. n When former NBPD officer Jennifer Penton transferred to the Boston PD three years ago, she couldn’t have predicted that she’d end up being featured on TNT’s new documentary series “Boston’s Finest.”

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The city lost the federal SAFER grant, which pays for 70 of the city’s 238 firefighters. n

n New Bedford’s Zeiterion presents Mighty Wurlitzer May 5, Loretta Laroche May18, David Byrne & St. Vincent June 27. Plan some summer family fun with a performance of “Singin’ in the Rain” by the New Bedford Festival Theatre July 26 through August 4. Go to www.zeiterion.org or call 508-997-5664.

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Continued from previous page n The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will perform “All Beethoven” on May 11 at the Zeiterion. For info, go to www.nbsymphony.org or www. zeiterion.org.

The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) has donated a new van for New Bedford’s veterans. n

n New Bedford’s Office of Housing and Community Development has announced an Emergency Repair Grant Program for income-qualifying homeowners. For details, call 508979-1500 or visit www.newbedfordma.gov/cd/welcome.

Sixteen-year-old amputee Alexis Morel, a junior at Greater New Bedford Vocational-Technical High School, requalified for the school’s cheerleading squad, only six months after losing a leg to cancer. n

The New Bedford Ocean Explorium (174 Union Street), has been selected to receive a program update for its Science on a Sphere (SOS) exhibit.

NASA Earth Observatory (NEO) is a teaching tool that permits Ocean Explorium staff to display images from NASA’s vast collection and overlay them with graphs and other visualizations of data analysis. The Explorium is one of four locations nationwide to have this technology. Thanks to their principal partner, UMass Dartmouth, for making sure that field trips won’t be the same. Fortunately for the Explorium, the previously mentioned UMD funding cut won’t affect the.SOS program. n

Newport n Head for the Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant’s performance of “Spreading It Around” through May 25. Go to www.newportplayhouse. com or call 401-848-7529. n Take a 10-mile train ride along Narragansett Bay on the Old Colony & Newport Railroad on Sundays. Go to www.ocnrr.com or call 401-846-4674.

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n Island Commons, home of the winter farmers’ market, may soon become the hub of a 70-acre “sustainability center,” which would include a community garden, one- to threeacre garden plots, commercial-grade community kitchen, and more. For details, call 401-848-0099.

n Hurdler Ally Saccone, a senior at Old Rochester Regional High School, was ranked 20th in the nation at the New Balance Indoor Track Championship in New York City.

n Portsmouth High School graduate Ryan Westmoreland, who was drafted by the Red Sox four years ago, has resigned from professional baseball due to serious health issues.

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Providence n Listen to the Resurrection Symphony May 4 with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra! For info, go to www.riphil.org or call 401-248-7070.

Trinity Rep joined up with the RI Blood Center to host a “Zombie Prevention Blood Drive” in March.

Donors were given tickets to the play “Social Creatures.” n

n Be entranced by “The Sleeping Beauty” performed by Festival Ballet Providence May 10 through 12 at The Vets. Visit www.thevets.com or call 401-421-2787. n Moms get in free on May 11 and 12 at the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Dads get in free June 16. Kids can join the Animal Birthday Party Club starting May 25. The first Saturday of each month is free for Providence residents. Call 401 or visit www.rwpzoo.org.

Catch “House” May 16 through June 30, and “Garden” May 26 through June 30 at Trinity Rep in Providence.

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n The Rochester Police Department received a $5,000 grant to purchase an emergency equipment trailer from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association.

Somerset n Construction workers at the new Somerset-Berkley Regional High School celebrated the traditional “topping out” ceremony, placing an American flag atop the last steel beam to be erected. The building is on schedule to be completed by July 2014.

Two mopes, one from New Bedford, the other from Somerset, were arrested after a series of car break-ins throughout the South Coast. They were tracked down by police because the GPS unit they’d stolen in Warren was still in their car. (Duh…) n

n The American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts has honored Clifton Healthcare for its 20-year commitment to the Red Cross Nursing Assistant Training program.

Taunton n Morton Hospital will be closing its under-utilized in-patient pediatric unit once they receive approval from the state’s Department of Public Health. n Here’s one for the books: a man will spend at least seven years in prison for carjacking an 84-year old Taunton woman by threatening her with a syringe and then using her car to rob two banks.

Tiverton n Sandywoods Center for the Arts will be hosting an indoor farmer’s market every Thursday evening through May 16. Go to info@sandywoodsfarm.org n But also check out who’s playing at the Center. There’s The Ocean State Rollers May 3, Fellswater May 10, Lou Leeman & Cheap Sneakers May 31, Cormac McCarthy May 1, and more Go to www.sandywoodsmusic.com.

Resident Joseph R. Medeiros finally received the 700 pages of military records detailing his actions in the Korean War that earned him the Silver Star and Purple Heart—60 years ago! n

Tiverton Four Corners will host a Spring “Nestival” on Mother’s Day Weekend to benefit the Tiverton Food Pantry. Tiverton Four Corners retailers invite you to join them Saturday May 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday May 12 from noon to 5:00 p.m. Donate $1, pick a prize-filled egg and win. n

n An inter-faith Easter Sunrise Service, sponsored by the Wareham Area Clergy Association, was celebrated at the Onset Band Shell. n The Wareham Hurricane Sandy Coalition has been collecting gift cards to donate to the Guyon Rescue in Staten Island NY to help in the rebuilding effort. Anyone who’d like to donate a gift card can call 508-2954356 or mail it to the Onset Bay Association, POB 709, Onset MA 02558. n Buzzards Play Productions is now a non-profit organization, eligible for grant funding and tax breaks. Acting workshops for all ages are scheduled for the summer. Call 508-596-9221 or email buzzardsplayprod@aol.com.

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Warren Stroll through the Gallery and Open Studios of Bristol and Warren on Art Nights May 30 and June 27. Go to www.artnightbristolwarren.org. n

n Enjoy a performance of “The Rose Tattoo” through May 26 at the 2nd Story Theatre in Warren. For details, call 401-247-4200 or go to www.2ndstorytheatre.com.

A new CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program has been started

by New Urban Farmers, which farms leased land behind Hugh Cole School.

Visit www.newurbanfarmers.com. n

Westport The Westport Violin Shop loaned 25 brand-new (but pint-sized) violins to the students of the Alice A. Macomber School at no cost. n

n Get in touch with nature at the Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. Learn more at www.massaudubon.org or call 508-636-2437.

Thieves vandalized and desecrated the altar of St. John the Baptist Church; they even urinated in the holy water. Fortunately, the two apparently amoral miscreants were captured and the stolen items, although damaged, were recovered. They are also suspected of being involved in church burglaries in Middleboro and Plympton. n

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ON MY MIND

Plugged in to Big Brother

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ankings are nice, aren’t they? We can get rankings of appliances, cars, banks, movies, toys, TV shows, just about any aspect of our lives, things we can use as a gauge to make informed purchases and lifestyle choices. Rankings are nice.

Unless you’re the one being ranked.

Then, not so much. I mean who really likes being ranked against others, unless you’re, say, a pro baseball player, using your ranking to negotiate a multi-gazillion dollar contract that will enable you to stand in a field in front of thousands of adoring fans scratching your nether regions in full view of them and millions of other adoring fans on television, before getting up to bat and scratching a bit more, all part of America’s Favorite Pastime that on average (and without any extra innings) takes more time to complete than the Congressional budget.

A friend of mine recently got ranked

by NSTAR, rather intrusively, without being asked. Yes, NSTAR, the electric utility that, every time a breeze blows or snowflake falls, has power outages lasting as long as your average baseball game. NSTAR, you know the company, it stands for No Steady Transmission Available—Really.

A lot of my friends in Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester can vouch for that, where NSTAR could stand for No Service, Tri-town, Always—Reliably.

Seems NSTAR is sending out “Home Energy Reports,” as they’re called, to consumers, the purpose of which is 38

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“to provide information, track your progress, share energy efficient tips.”

It says, “we are pleased to provide this personalized report to you as part of a pilot program.”

Seems benign enough, save for the “track your progress” part. My friend didn’t ask for her progress to be tracked, but damned nice of Big Brother, I mean, NSTAR, to step right in there anyway.

Ordinarily, I’d say what the hell, no big deal. Except this ranking is rude,

accusatory and downright insulting.

So maybe it is a big deal; you be the judge.

This report gives a “Last Two Months Neighbor Comparison” for power usage. Next to that is says “You used 21 percent MORE electricity than your neighbors,” the MORE bolded for emphasis.

Hmmm, that could be embarrassing. I mean, the neighbors are doing their part to save the planet and a few bucks, now we should feel bad for not

doing more by using less juice? Makes me want to go hug a tree.

It gets worse. There’s a three-bar graph below it, with a short green bar being “Efficient Neighbors,” at 642 kWh, which is electric-utility gobbledygook for “We’re the electric company, we don’t have to speak English, just pay your bill, shut up and we’ll turn the power back on after an outage when we get to your street. Which could be awhile. Here’s a tip: bundle up and eat Spam.”

Below that, a longer gray bar, the “All Neighbors” bar, at 1,278 kWh. I don’t like where this is going.

Sure enough, below that, in a pretty dark blue, is a very long bar at 1,541 kWh, with a bold-faced, capital-letter YOU. Ouch. I mean YOU have to be pretty embarrassed to be ranked against 100 of YOUR neighbors, which the report says is the number used, and

Improving? Okay, I stink at math but if this were a test, she’d get a 27.

Which, if I recall correctly from getting so many in math, is a big fat “F.” All is not lost. On the back it gives energy-saving “action steps,” such as not over-drying clothes in the dryer, getting plug-in power meters for outlets to gauge electrical use and buying a new, efficient refrigerator. It says these are “personalized tips chosen for your home.” Really? Did they have a look at the dryer, outlets and ‘fridge when no one was around?

I went to the NSTAR site to find out why she was chosen for the report.

“You are among a group of randomly selected NSTAR customers included in the Home Energy Reports program...” it said.

Oh. Randomly selected. But not exactly anonymous, since they know who the random folks are.

It also says “To provide valid

I’m thinking of sending my own ranking to NSTAR, which could also stand for “Nosy Spying Tried and Rude.” come out not as “Efficient Neighbors” or even “All Neighbors.” No, because you apparently use too much electricity, thereby fattening NSTAR’s coffers which in turns allows them to provide necessary services such as prolonged power outages, you get a big, fat, YOU. In bold.

Below that is another graph (utilities love graphs, don’t they?) called the “Neighbor Efficiency Rank.” Oh, this can’t be good for YOU. It’s not. There’s a flat green bar high above the graph that is the “More Efficient” rank. Far below, in red is “Less Efficient.” And somewhere dancing slightly above in a swaying line is ‘Your Rank,” which for my friend puts her pretty close to the power-consumption pits.

Oh, but next to it is a green star with “Your rank is improving. Great job!” With “Your rank #73–out of 100 neighbors.”

comparisons, we’ve chosen specific homes”—so much for random—“that are nearby and have characteristics that typically lead to similar energy needs, such as home size and heating source,” about 100 homes, the front of my friend’s report says, that “have electric heat.”

Aha! My friend, also known as YOU in bold, does NOT have electric heat, hasn’t for years! You’d think NSTAR would know that, since they have eerie in-depth knowledge of her dryer, power outlets and ‘fridge.

I’m thinking of sending my own ranking to NSTAR, which could also stand for “Nosy Spying Tried and Rude.” I’ll rank “Efficient Utilities,” “All Utilities” and YOU. Given their poweroutage response in recent wintry years, guess where they’d come in.

Seems fair. After all, what’s good for the intruded should be good for the intruder.

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